Race 4 (464)
VITAL KING HANDICAP Rating:60-40 2000m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | FULL VALUE (M413) | G Mosse | B | Fast break, camped 1 off with cover 4th, shaken up in 3rd 450m, driven to lead 200m, just held on. |
| 2 | 2 | VICTORY MASCOT (CJ243) | B Prebble | B/TT | Sluggish & bumped start, raced near tail, progress 1200m to stalk 3 wide with cover behind midfield, closing wide stretch run, just failed. |
| 3 | 5 | ACTIVISM (N260) | A Suborics | TT | Impeded at break, mustered to race midfield on fence, switched out final turn, sound progress centre track to grab 3rd late. |
| 4 | 1 | SUPER STRIKE (L393) | T Angland | B | Smart start, camped rail fore of midfield, tapped for toe & driven 450m, stayed on for late inroads, just missed frame. |
| 5 | 3 | BURGUNDY MAC (M205) | C Y Ho | B | Missed break, raced rail behind midfield, switched wide into stretch, strong closer centre track. |
| 6 | 14 | BULLISH POWER (M330) | M Chadwick | TT | Good start, raced close to lead on fence, niggled & shuffled back 1000m, hard-driven in stretch & stayed on soundly without threatening. |
| 7 | 9 | HOLLYWOOD KISS (M126) | Y T Cheng | B-/TT- | Sharp break, raced 3 wide no cover midfield, every chance when shaken up 400m, boxed on evenly. |
| 8 | 6 | FOLLOW THE WIND (M331) | D Whyte | B/TT | Sharp break wide, mustered to 1 off with cover handy, 1 off no cover 2nd 1400m, driven final turn, one-paced & swamped in run. |
| 9 | 10 | PACKING DE LAGO (N278) | R Fourie | CP | Smart break, nudged to lead 1st turn, set tempo 1 off no cover until to rail 1400m, extended into home turn, emptied & headed 200m. |
| 10 | 8 | BOSAMBO (N104) | R Moore | B/TT- | Taken back at break, raced last pair on rail, plugged on for minor inroads. |
| 11 | 7 | KINGSTON SPARTACUS (L116) | W M Lai | -- | Shifted out at break, bustled early to race 1 off with cover midfield, niggled 1000m, plugged on modestly for pressure. |
| 12 | 13 | PUBLIC FIGURE (CK322) | M L Yeung | B | Fair start, settled 3 wide last pair, hard driven 600m, outpaced 13L last turning in, stayed on for minor gains. |
| 13 | 11 | KENSWORTH KID (N075) | T Clark | B | Good start, settled 1 off fore of midfield, under pressure turning in, found little & faded in stretch. |
| 14 | 12 | MOUNT VICTORY (L033) | H W Lai | B/TT | Bumped start, sat 1 off with cover behind midfield, driven under pressure 500m, found little, tame effort. |
| B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
| CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
| PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
| TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
| "1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |